Etymograph

English

Olofsson

Olofsson comes from Swedish Olof, and goes back to Proto-Norse *anulaibaz.

  1. Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*anulaibaztransliteratedrunes *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉreconstructed
  2. Old Norsec. 800–1350Óláfr
  3. Old SwedishmodernOlāver
  4. SwedishmodernOlof
  5. Swedish, derivedmodernOlofsson
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*anulaibaztransliteratedrunes *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉreconstructed
  2. Old Norsec. 800–1350Óláfr
  3. Old SwedishmodernOlāver
  4. SwedishmodernOlof
  5. Swedish, derivedmodernOlofsson
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Norse *anulaibaz

Today it means

name A surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Norse *anulaibaz / Olofsson

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